Comic books March 1954

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Art by Ken Hultgren and Bob Grant. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Spencer doesnt realize that the new house hes chosen to haunt is a mental hospital; Cleopatra the cat helps Anthony the dog fix up his house in time for a visit from his Uncle Caesar. Spencer Spook; The Duke and the Dope; Anthony and Cleopatra; Mack and the Beanstalk; Nezzo; The Rainbow Trail. 32 pages, Full Color.

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36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Three Loves, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs; On the morning of her wedding day, Norah reflects on the three men in her life and realizes that she is marrying the wrong one. No Man Like Mine!; Chris pressures Ellen to marry him but she decides that she isn't really in love with him. Julia Roberts, Romance Counselor advice column. Dark Past, pencils by Gil Kane; Dina returns to her mother's home town to try to discover the truth about a scandal that led to her mother's death. Hopeless Love!; Ann falls in love with Roger, the new ski instructor at her father's resort, but she hates seeing him attract the attention of all the other female guests. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #27 - Spring 1954. Jokes and single panel cartoons. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Fred Guardineer. Art by Fred Guardineer, Fred Meagher, Joe Certa and Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #93. Tales of Western adventure from Magazine Enterprises, featuring heroes like Red Hawk and the Durango Kid. Red Hawk must outrace a wild horse stampede to warn his tribe of an attack by renegades; Trail Colt rescues a cowboy left to die in the desert by El Diablo's gang; Apaches abduct a rancher and his wife and demand a ransom. Red Hawk: The Earthshaker; Durango Kid: Duel to the Finish!; Straight Arrow: Apache Vengeance!; Trail Colt, U. S. Marshall: The Desert Devil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 8 - March 1954. Vintage Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, music, hunting, celebrities, models, and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. The other woman was only interested in Johnny because he was destined for success...but SHE loved him for what he was! Don't miss..."She Stole My Man"! Also featuring: "My Parents Stood Between Us"; "I Played With Fire"; and "Which One for Me?" Plus: Advice on Love Problems letters page by Marilyn Minton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spring 1954. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Cover and cartoons by Joe Buresch, Vic Martin and Frank Beaven. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Mort Drucker, Jack Miller, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Sy Barry, Raymond Perry and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Trained animals commit robberies, including a bear, bobcat, eagle, timber wolf, porcupine, and even a prairie dog, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. How rivers both aided and hindered the colonization of the Old West, in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. And a one-pager by future Mad Magazine legend Mort Drucker. Plus a vintage ad for the Superman TV series starring George Reeves, and a hair-cream ad featuring Al Capp's Fearless Fosdick. The Tenderfoot Outlaw; Range Signals!; Cattle Trains; All in a Day's Work!; Pioneer River Crossings; The Trail to Yesterday!; Cattle Trains; The Amazing Animal Bandits! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Max Elkin, Rudy Palais, and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A magical piper inspires the animals of a small European village to revolt and attack their owners. The sinister Mr. Dark offers to make Ivan a champion wrestler, but first he must kill for him. A thief ill-advisedly breaks into a legendary sculptor's mansion to steal a cursed artwork. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. The Revolt of the Beasts; Death Wins the Fall; Beneath the Grave; Sculptor of the Damned; Story of Ghosts; Magnolia Mary. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "Kill the Black Cat," art by Jim Mooney; A carpenter who kills a fortune teller and his black cat, Satan is being haunted by visions of attacking cats; As he flees into the state forest, he falls victim to a wild living panther. "The Freak Show of Doom"; A gruesome character naming himself "Death" joins a freak show and causes sheer terror; The owner and his other attractions plan to "kill" death. "The Walking Stick," art by Bill Ely; A man who murdered his uncle believes that his uncle's spirit has returned when he hears the sound of his walking stick. "Flaming Treasure," art by Ray Bailey; A gang of ruthless oil drillers invades an Indian burial ground; The clever American natives, however, scare them away by telling a horrible yarn about the prospectors who came before them. "The Bewitched Beauty," art by Ruben Moreira; Myra makes a deal with a witch to win a beauty contest. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Crooks kidnap Howdy's friend, Princess Summerfall Winterspring, because they want her magic necklace. But luckily, Howdy can talk to the animals, and they tell him where the kidnappers went. In another story, Howdy and Dilly trap a purse-snatcher in a phone booth. Stealing the Show; Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie; Clarabell; Dilly Dally. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

March 1954. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

March, 1954 Volume 5, Issue 3. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Painted cover art. "The Deadfall" text story, art by Rex Maxon. "White Eagle and the Hostag," art by John Buscema; Chief White Eagle and Chief Grey Owl meet to talk peace, but some prefer war and Grey Owl is kidnapped. "The Copper Knife," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Chief Red Hand travels to the Great Salt Water to see if monsters really dwell there; He rescues Diving Gull from attackers and is befriended by the Kwakiutl tribe. Ad for a free wallet for subscribing to Indian Chief. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8, Issue 50A - March, 1954. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 16 #5 - Mar. 1954. Children's magazine featuring articles, activities and text stories. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with single and full color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 8, No. 7 - March, 1954. 7" x 9.75", 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by George McManus (credited). Stories and art by George McManus (credited). Humor comics based on the popular newspaper strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus. Wealthy rogue Jiggs tries to escape his dish-hurling wife Maggie and her plans to reform him. Jiggs dodges flying dishes, but somehow Maggie always manages to find some more. The cover features Maggie and Jiggs overcome by a dog who looks exactly like Jughead's mutt Hot Dog, from Archie comics. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ham Fisher. Stories and art by Ham Fisher. The amiable boxer strip resumes its focus on boxing as the Korean conflict winds down. While training for his fight with Phantom Dill, Joe is marked for death by a mysterious figure. Plus a profile of legendary boxing champ Jack Johnson. Joe Palooka; Cartoon Laughs at the Ringside; Athlete's Feat; In This Corner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

John Wayne photo cover. Kings of the Sky; John Wayne works at a hot air balloon stand and goes on a treacherous ride through the air with a beautiful actress. Hondo; John Wayne rode with the U.S. Cavalry, but now the Apaches have him. The Deserter starring Wayne. Homicide in Hong Kong starring Wayne. The Claws of Death, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Frank Frazetta. The Prospector humor page by Mel Lazarus. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Doomed to Live Forever; Jeff Booth falls in love; When visiting Nina, he sees her ages to 103 years old; A talking ape claims to be her husband. Carnival of Death; a thing that likes blood and the sound of crunching bone haunts a carnival. Out of the Coffin text story. Here's to Horror! The Devil's Store; a man opens a tricks store that carries itching powder, exploding cigars, and the like. Comic strip ad for Joe Bonomo body building books. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Carl Burgos, inks by Sol Brodsky. The Castle of Shadows!, art by Doug Wildey; When a man returns to the family castle, he finds that stories among the locals of him inheriting the curse of lycanthropy are true. The Headhunters text story. When Death Comes A-Calling; When a truck strikes a small boy and kills him, Death grants him a reprieve. The World Within, art by Robert Q. Sale; A man whose face is scarred by Nazi torturers escapes to an underground world where he is accepted by the blind people who live there. One Extra Head, art by Dan Loprino; When a carnival owner finds a woman with two heads to join the man with two heads on stage, the two-headed man finds his response to her is disgust, just the same as everyone else. From Under the Earth!, art by Chuck Winter. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Wild Boy!", art by Maurice Whitman; Greg Hartley has come to Kaänga's jungle to find his lost nephew. "Congo Justice" text story by John Starr. "The Temple of the Leopard" starring Kaänga, art by Maurice Whitman; Hurley pursues the treasure allegedly hidden by Billy's father; Billy's friend and guardian, Noguli, overcomes Hurley, and Billy is reunited with his uncle. "The Firebirds," art by Bill Benulis; A terrorist group vows to drive all whites from Africa; Their leader, Boku, is shot by a young white boy. "Jackal-Man"; Fossil hunters are thought to be prospecting valuable ores and are pursued by Hakkim Rood; Rood is killed by a dinosaur that survived in a warm pool. "The Voodoo Master!"; Tiger Girl exposes a witch doctor's curse of blindness as a trick of hypnotism. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 11 - March, 1954. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony DiPreta, Syd Shores, Al Eadeh, Carl Burgos and unknown. Every case taken from real life! True cases proving justice always wins! Respectfully dedicated to the law-enforcement officers throughout the nation, without whose self-sacrificing devotion to duty our society would fall prey to the underworld! (Note: starting with this issue, reporter Ted Stark introduces the stories.) In this issue: "They Shall Not Pass" with art by Tony DiPreta; "No Way Out" with art by Syd Shores; 2-page text story "Pay the Penalty!"; "Muscle Man"; and Ted Stark in "Dead or Alive" with art by Al Eadeh and Carl Burgos (page 2). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Lee joins a holdup mob as a getaway driver, but quitting isn't so easy. Escaped convicts decide to rob a bookie joint. A killer hides from police in an abandoned mineshaft. Listed as issue #60 on the cover, although it should have been issue #59; the following issue is listed #60A. The story advertised on the cover is actually in issue #60A. Stick-Up Mob!; Deadly Circle!; Homicide by Proxy; Closeups; The Guilty Always Leave a Clue... Conscience; Cyanide Is for Saps. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Australian series. Reprints "Octopus of the Underworld" and "J. Edgar takes A Hand" from Headline Comics (1943) #41 and "The 7th Day" from Justice Traps the Guilty (1947 Prize) #19. Saddle-stitched at top of book, read in vertical format. 24 pages, B&W, 9D cove price.

"N'Gagi the Terrible"; Three treasure hunters plot with the Manzanis' witch doctor, Moroto, using a projection of a giant ape, to steal the Manzanis' treasures; Ann exposes the fraud, and Kaänga pursues the criminals, capturing them and restoring the treasure. Theodore Roosevelt bio, art by Mike Peppe. Oddities of the Dark Continent fact page, art by Mike Peppe. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Captain Terry Thunder pursues the treasure hunter King Cobra; Cobra is a master of disguise, but Terry turns the tables and disguises himself as Cobra to infiltrate Cobra's operation; With the arrival of the lancers Cobra's men are defeated and Cobra himself perishes in a fire. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories, Art and Cover by Bill Woggon. America's pin-up queen Katy Keene in four untitled stories: When Katy says that the man she marries must make her hear bells and chimes when they kiss, Randy rigs it so that his butler rings a bell at a specified time before kissing Katy; Randy has K.O. wear a knight's suit of armor under the guise of taking it to the cleaners so that he can lock K.O. in a closet and thereby miss his date with Katy; Randy teaches Katy how to ski by telling her it's as easy as spelling her own name; and K.O. battles with a mosquito in his bedroom. Plus: Katy Keene 1-pager; untitled Sis the Candy Kid story - Sis hides in Chubby's bass viol case when a bully chases her for her candy; "Sis and Billy Fashions" 1-pager; Katy Keene 1-page story "A Short Tickling Tale" - Danny's clients want a woman who will make them laugh...Katy obliges by wearing an outfit decorated with feathers to tickle them; Debby/Taffy story "Debby and Her Diary" - Debby asks for her father's help to put the neighbor's twin infants to sleep; "Katy Keene Jokes" 1-pager; Betty and Veronica 1-pager "Apparental Consent" (writer & inker unknown, pencils by Harry Lucey) - Betty overhears Archie and Veronica talking about a dog license and thinks they're referring to a marriage license; K.O. Kelly 1-pager "A Short Punchy Story" - K.O. teaches Sis how to box and accidentally gets hit on the head with a dumbbell; and 2-page Hollywood Gossip article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Russ Heath. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; During a raging storm, Kid Colt is confronted by Copper Poe, brother of outlaw Vince Poe, who is trying to make a reputation for himself; However, this proves to be a fatal mistake as Kid Colt guns him down; In the aftermath Kid Colt is confronted by one of the members of the Poe gang. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt comes upon the wreckage of a convoy of supply coaches that have been attacked and left to burn but without any looting done; However, he finds one man still alive among the wreckage: Abe Starr, the owner of the Starr Freighting, he tells Kid Colt that he runs the company with his child Tex. "A Man and His Guns" text story. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; The Black Rider is out near the Lathrop property when he hears a shot and goes to investigate; The shooter is a man named Injun Pancho, who was just recently fired from his job as a Lathrop ranch hand; Pancho spots the Black Rider first and tries to shoot the hero, but misses; The Black Rider then turns and blasts Pancho away. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is camping out in the Kenshaw Mountains when a posse finds his location and charge at him with guns blazing; Kid Colt gets on his horse and bolts, and they manage to lose the posse; Eventually he hears a bear roaring and goes to investigate; He finds the massive bear attacking a Blackfoot Native American and shoots the bear dead; The Native introduces himself as Tall Pine the sub-chief of his tribe. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Jackson and Natch try to earn money as porters at the train station, but Jackson doesnt have the patience or people skills; Jitterbuck has a series of misadventures while trying to get to school on time; The Brain builds a boat called the "Neversink," but doesn't see the inevitable approaching. Kilroy Kutups; A Living Doll; Taffy-Daffy; The Brat; Jitterbuck; The Brain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.